Operator flash programming of GSM phones?
Feb 3, 2005 | 3:29 pm
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Operator flash programming of GSM phones?
I have a Motorola V600 that I bought from Orange. Works great. Now I have started using it in the US with a Cingular chip. When I get a voice mail, the MWI message from the network appears to be different than the Orange MWI. With Cingular I get a SMS with garbage text. I figured out that Cingular flashes their phones to receive a different MWI than what Orange sends.
Anyone know a way to easily fix this?
Anyone know a way to easily fix this?
Feb 3, 2005 | 4:15 pm
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There are flash and flex files available on the Internet that you can download if you have a data cable for the V600. A search for V600 flash and flex should yield some results. You can even get a flex that is not customized to any particular operator. I'm using GI9V600000AA0E9 flex and TRIPLETS_G_0B.09.45R flash, which has a field debug menu option that is useful for me.
Feb 3, 2005 | 4:21 pm
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Originally Posted by Indurain
There are flash and flex files available on the Internet that you can download if you have a data cable for the V600. A search for V600 flash and flex should yield some results. You can even get a flex that is not customized to any particular operator. I'm using GI9V600000AA0E9 flex and TRIPLETS_G_0B.09.45R flash, which has a field debug menu option that is useful for me.
Feb 3, 2005 | 4:32 pm
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ScottC wrote:
With "useful" I suspect you mean "is totally geekalicious?"
With "useful" I suspect you mean "is totally geekalicious?"
Besides, how else can I easily find out that my current serving cell is ch 168 (AT&T/Cingular's GSM850 network) at an RSSI of -81, and pull up a neighbor list to show that the best PCS1900 channel is down at -91 RSSI?
Feb 3, 2005 | 5:06 pm
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Originally Posted by Indurain
Well Scott, most people can guess my profession within 3 tries after meeting me in person for the first time...
Besides, how else can I easily find out that my current serving cell is ch 168 (AT&T/Cingular's GSM850 network) at an RSSI of -81, and pull up a neighbor list to show that the best PCS1900 channel is down at -91 RSSI?
Besides, how else can I easily find out that my current serving cell is ch 168 (AT&T/Cingular's GSM850 network) at an RSSI of -81, and pull up a neighbor list to show that the best PCS1900 channel is down at -91 RSSI?
Feb 4, 2005 | 9:27 am
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Originally Posted by Indurain
Well Scott, most people can guess my profession within 3 tries after meeting me in person for the first time...
Besides, how else can I easily find out that my current serving cell is ch 168 (AT&T/Cingular's GSM850 network) at an RSSI of -81, and pull up a neighbor list to show that the best PCS1900 channel is down at -91 RSSI?
Besides, how else can I easily find out that my current serving cell is ch 168 (AT&T/Cingular's GSM850 network) at an RSSI of -81, and pull up a neighbor list to show that the best PCS1900 channel is down at -91 RSSI?
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Feb 6, 2005 | 4:11 pm
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The definitive site for Motorola hacking, upgrading, etc. is Motclub, http://www.motclub.com/.
Unfortunately for some of you, it's based in Spain and all in Spanish except for one seldom-visited forum.
You can probably pick your way through using Babelfish or something. They have a ton of information there, including pointers to the little pieces you need that are scattered all over the web.
Motorolas are the funnest and easiest to hack that I have yet seen. I bought a V400 for $200 and was able to update the firmware from the crappy Cingular stuff to generic, and change the flex...now it thinks it's a V600, complete with all the applications and features (funny the Bluetooth menu doesn't seem to do anything though)...
I just ordered an A630 (finally) and will be hacking the nuts out of it to enable video, quadband, IM, etc.
Unfortunately for some of you, it's based in Spain and all in Spanish except for one seldom-visited forum.
You can probably pick your way through using Babelfish or something. They have a ton of information there, including pointers to the little pieces you need that are scattered all over the web.
Motorolas are the funnest and easiest to hack that I have yet seen. I bought a V400 for $200 and was able to update the firmware from the crappy Cingular stuff to generic, and change the flex...now it thinks it's a V600, complete with all the applications and features (funny the Bluetooth menu doesn't seem to do anything though)...
I just ordered an A630 (finally) and will be hacking the nuts out of it to enable video, quadband, IM, etc.